“Jasprit Bumrah was asked about the slow ball, Rohit Sharma couldn’t play me”: Pakistan-born pacer

Pakistan-born fast bowler Zahoor Khan, who plays for the UAE cricket team, was part of the Mumbai Indians set-up as a net bowler in 2014. Although he did not play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the pacer got the chance to play against some of the biggest names in world cricket as part of the franchise. In a recent interaction, Zahoor opened up about his time with MI and claimed that Jasprit Bumrah He was so impressed by his slow balls that he asked him how he holds the ball.

“I was with Mumbai Indians for three months. I have spent a lot of time with them.” Rohit Sharma, hardik pandyaJasprit Bumrah. Bumrah really liked me a lot and asked me about the grip. How do you bowl these slower balls? This is a big thing for me because he is the number 1 bowler in the world and he asked me about the grip. He also saw my video in the T10 tournament in which I bowled a maiden ball. I told him but also asked him how he bowls a yorker with the new ball. Because only 2 people in the world can do this – Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah,” said Zahoor Until the game,

Zahoor also recalled bowling to Rohit Sharma in the nets and said that the Indian cricket team captain had trouble playing his slow deliveries.

“I even bowled to Rohit Sharma. Once I bowled a slower delivery, and he kept watching as the ball barely reached him. Even he couldn’t understand my deliveries. He was wondering how can the ball be so slow? Then I bowled to him again. He said even if the batsman understands your delivery, it will never hit a six.”

Rohit… where do I start talking about him? He is a legend. The way he speaks and carries himself. When I was with MI, Rohit used to eat with the same people who used to carry our luggage. As for Bumrah, he is a superstar. He was injured for a year, but look what he has done after coming back. He has shown that he is back. He is also a great human being,” Zahoor said.